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# TITLE: Should there be a universal basic income in the UK? [2631fdb852ba029a7930527d7a04d065]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 3
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - Income is something that is very important to everyone in society. The way we allot income is very important to the function of society. We have different ideas of how this should work and what we would like it to do. The consensus is that there should be a basic income provided to all UK citizens by the government. It should be enough to live on but if you work you should be able to earn more. This should replace the benefits system. Everyone would then be able to work and contribute to the economy, or choose not to and live on the basic income. There is a cost to the government in implementing this. This will be borne by taxing the rich more. The costs are likely to be recouped by an increase in the GDP.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - There should be a universal basic income in the UK. It should be enough to live on. It should replace the benefits system. Everyone who is able should work to earn more. It should be paid for by taxing the rich.  Concluding Statement: The group had many different ideas on the question posed. There were different opinions on how much a basic income should be and how much it should be paid for by taxing the rich. All of these ideas and opinions were taken into account and a consensus statement was reached.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - Income is something that is very important to everyone in society. The way we allot income is very important to the function of society. We have different ideas of how this should work and what we would like it to do. The consensus is that there should be a basic income provided to all UK citizens by the government. It should be enough to live on. But if you work you should be able to earn more. This should replace the benefits system. Everyone would then be able to work and contribute to the economy, or choose not to and live on the basic income. There is a cost to the government in implementing this. This will be borne by taxing the rich more. The costs are likely to be recouped by an increase in the GDP. A basic income should be given to all citizens of the UK and it should be enough to live on. If people choose to work they should be able to earn more than the basic income. This will replace the benefits system and all those who are able should work.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - A basic income should be given to all citizens of the UK and it should be enough to live on. If people choose to work they should be able to earn more than the basic income. This will replace the benefits system and all those who are able should work. There is a cost to the government in implementing this. This will be borne by taxing the rich more. The costs are likely to be recouped by an increase in the GDP.
3: 3,1,2,4
1: 1,3,4,2
1: 3,1,4,2